As part of new
ongoing programs with secondary schools and universities, The Geological Society
of Australia (Queensland Branch) are currently assembling sets of rock and
mineral specimens for Year 11&12 science classes.

Many of the schools
in south-east Queensland have found it difficult to obtain specimen sets which
adequately cover the range of the various rocks and minerals and associated
geological environments included in the school curriculum.

As part of
ongoing programs with secondary schools and universities, The Geological Society
of Australia (Queensland Branch) are currently assembling sets of rock and
mineral specimens for Year 11&12 science classes.

Many of the schools
in south-east Queensland have found it difficult to obtain specimen sets which
adequately cover the range of the various rocks and minerals and associated
geological environments included in the school curriculum.

This is a significant
community service project which aims to deliver complete, integrated sets at a
nominal cost to schools, with the bulk of the costs being met by the GSA. The
sets are being assembled by GSA volunteers with rock and mineral specimen
materials donated by the Geological Survey of Queensland (Dept. of Minerals and
Energy) and a number of industry mining and exploration companies.

GDD have undertaken a
key role in this project in managing the collection, preparation and assembly of
the specimen sets, in to provision of equipment and storage
facilities.

If you can provide
specimen materials for the project, please call or
email…..

Rock Sets for Schools

The Geological Society of Australia (Qld) committee is currently working on a project to assemble a collection of rock and mineral sample sets for high schools teaching Earth Science to Year 11&12.